Where each one leads
Ram 1500
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Ram 1500 uses 10.8 l/100 km, the 2026 Toyota Tundra Hybrid 11.7.
Toyota Tundra Hybrid
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: NHTSA overall safety rating.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Ram 1500 | Toyota Tundra Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1997–2026 | 2022–2026 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Ram 1500 | Toyota Tundra Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.4% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −31% | — |
| US owner complaints | 11,848 | 11 |
| Most complaints about | Steering | Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Model year with most complaints | 2014 (1,776) | 2024 (4) |
| US recall campaigns | 97 | 15 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 7,602 | 358 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 29 | 1 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Ram 1500 | Toyota Tundra Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2021) | 5★ (2027) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ram 1500 | Toyota Tundra Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 10.8 l/100 km (2026) | 11.7 l/100 km (2026) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).